In addition to the festival titles, special awards will be given at the pageant including one honoring the former co-director of the festival Carolin Harris who passed away in 2016 and who was very dedicated to the pageant winners. Another award will be in memory of the 2013 Mrs. Mothman Festival Queen Erika Westfall who lost her battle with cancer in 2016.

The pageants will take place at the University of Rio Grande Berry Fine & Performing Arts Center. Tiny, Little Miss, Little Mister, Young Miss and Junior Miss contestants will compete at 1 p.m., then the Teen, Miss, Ms., and Mrs. contestants will compete at 7 p.m. General admission is $5, children five and under as well as Rio Grande students who show their I.D. will have free admission.